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The victim, reportedly a 55-year-old woman, died on April 21 in Iwate Prefecture, an environment ministry official said.

Japan's municipalities are telling residents to take extra precautions this spring, such as refraining from leaving outside their homes any items that could attract bears.

The Iwate prefectural federation of medical workers' unions conducted the poll on working conditions targeting about 3,000 nursing personnel in the prefecture in February both online and in writing.…

While the town lifted evacuation orders in most areas as the fire is being brought under control, there is still no clear timeline for full containment.

Volunteer firefighter Ryota Haga is working to contain a wildfire raging for a sixth ​day that is threatening his community 15 years after it was devastated by a tsunami.

While no tsunami alert was issued, the quake comes less than a week after Japan issued a special advisory warning of the increased risk of a megaquake.

As of Saturday morning, blazes in the mountainous areas of Iwate region had burned about 700 hectares since breaking out three days ago.